Holder and dispenser for dental stopping



April 15 1924.

E. w. SZWAJKART HOLDER AND DISPENSER FOR DENTAL STOPPING Filed NOV. 21.1923 gw a/hrf,

Patented Apr. 15, 19.24

lfiddtdh EUGENE VI. SZWAJKART, OF CHICAGO, ILLINGIS.

HOLDER AND DISPENSER FOR DENTAL STOPEING.

Application filed November 21, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE lV. SzwAJ- KART, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holdersand Dis pensers for Dental Stopping, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a combination holding and dispensing implementspecifically adapted for the holding and dispensing of dental stopping,whereby the same may be placed within the implement and fed outwardlytherefrom when desired, the device also comprising a cutter for cuttingoil a sufficient length of the stopping when ever the same is to beused. It will thus be seen that an implement of this character willovercome the necessity of holding the stopping in the hand and cuttingoff the desired length, by a knife or other implement.

The primary object of the present invention resides in the provision ofan article of the above character that may be manufactured and marketedat a relatively small cost, the device being extremely simple ofconstruction, the same comprising but few parts and these correlatedwith each other in such a manner as to reduce the possib-ility ofdisarrangement to a minimum.

With the above and other objects in view as the nature of the inventionwill be better understood, the same comprises the novel form,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described,shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing wherein there is shown the most practical embodiment ofthe invention with which I am at this time familiar, and wherein likereference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the different views,

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a combined holder and dispenserfor dental stopping, constructed in accordance with the presentinvention,

Figure 2 is an edge view of the outlet end of the holder, the stoppingcutter element being shown as slightly raised for allowing the stoppingto be fed from its holder,

Figure 3 is an elevational view of one of the longitudinal edges of saidholder, this edge being provided with a relatively elon gatedlongitudinal slot through which an Serial No. 896,123.

element that is carried by the sliding stopping carrying table extendsfor allowing this table to be slid toward the open end of the holder formanifestly discharging the stopping therefrom and for allowing the sameto be out the desired length.

Figure l is a detail longitudinal sectional view of the article, and

Figure 5 is a perspective of the before mentioned sliding stoppingcarrying table.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, my novel stopping holderand dispenser embodies a relatively elongated and flat metallicreceptacle 5 open at its opposits ends and provided at one end with ahinged snap cover of suitable design and designated 6. The opposite openend of this receptacle is formed at its vertical edges with inwardlybent guide flanges 7. These guide flanges 7-7 terminate slightly abovethe lower longitudinal wall of the receptacle 5 for allowing'thestopping to be fed therethrough in a manner hereinafter to be more fullydescribed.

Disposed for longitudinal sliding movement within the receptacle 5 andupon the lower narrow bottom wall thereof is a relatively elongatedstopping carrying table 8 that is formed with either one or twolongitudinal concave channels 9 for the reception of the sticks ofstopping material, the end of this table remote from the flanged openend of the receptacle 5 being equipped with a hinged clipper member 10whereby the innermost stoppings may be secured to the table. The wall ofthe receptacle upon which said table 8 slides, is formed throughoutalmost its entire length with a slot 11 through which extends a thumbpiece 12 carried by the table 8 and adapted to be engaged by the thumbof the dentist for manifestly forcing the stopping outwardly through theflanged open end of the receptacle.

Guided for vertical sliding movement be tween the before mentionedflanges 77 is a cutter member 12 that is formed at its upper end with afinger piece 13 for facilitating the raising and lowering of said knife,it being of course obvious that after the stopping has been fedoutwardly from the receptacle, this cutter element 12 may be forceddownwardly for manifestly cutting off suflicient length of the stoppinFrom the above it will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novelholding and dispensing article for dental stopping and one that Will lbelieve, meet with all of the requirements for successful commercialuse.

Minor changes may be made Within the invention Without departin from thespirit receptacle, the bottom of said receptacle hav ing alongitudinally extending slot provided therein, an article supportingtable slidably supported in the bottom of said receptacle, means at oneend thereof for engagement with the article for holding the same on thetable, and means extending from the bottom o'l said table through saidslot for feeding the article on the table to said cutter.

A device of the class described c01npris ing an elongated receptacleopen at its opposite ends, a hinged closure for one of the,

ends of the same, a cutting member adapted for slidable movement in theother end 01" the receptacle, the bottom of said receptacle having alongitudinally extending slot provided therein, an article supportingtable slidably supported in the bottom of said receptacle, hinged clipcarried by the rear end of said table and adapted or engagement with therear portion of the article support ed on the table for holding the samein position thereon, and a handle extending from the bottom of saidtable adjacent said hinged clip through said slot for feeding theforward end of the article through the cutter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

DR. EUGENE lV. SZXVAJKART.

